New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-08-29
PERSONAL

President Seelye, OF Smith college, salied LOT hoHo
Saturday.
The late Mary Edwards, Of Stratford, Conn, was
o great great granddaughter of Jonathan Edwards
Governor Bartlett. Of California, has been attended
In his illness chiefly by his cousin Dr. Anna c. BuckelL
Misses Dora Read Goodale and Elaine Goodae will
spend the coming winter at Smith Cottage North
ampton, Mass.
Ex-senator Dorsey Is still at the Thousand Islands,
where he and the Hon. De Witt c. Wheeler have been
doing some able fishing
Joseph jefferson. says "The Springfield Republican"
has been fishing In Buzzards Bay. "The famous
comedian captures bluefsh in scientific manner; the
heavy, thick hand-lne, with tho unganly squd, nc
never uses while he such devices the patent
spring hook which snaps upon the fshs jaws ana
takes away his slightest chance Of escape Mr.. JET
ferson believes that tho only true way to enjoy nsnne
is TO give tho game equal chance and possible 10
grant q small advantage Acting Oh THIS principio
his rig for buefshing is extremely light. In fact
ono that the hands Of less experienced sportsman
would soon come to grief. 1t consists of springy
grcn-heart rod salmon reel and line, and for bait
minnow wired to gang of hooks. Mr.. Jefferson at
taches q species Of sinner known In those parts as
tho 'mummychug,' to his line and sends n trailing
far to the rear We all bait with 'muuhnychug' and
all trail to the rear The sails grow nearer and VIC
can that they In the midst Of school o DUO
fish, which they and recrOss So we, also, begin
TO tack and each man nervously clutches his rod In
momentary expectation Of strike: Suddeniy IL
Mr. sRnss TO e ehs water S and up the
click of his reel breaks into shril nule scream as
tho @ ns S S or liberty eGSs It Is evident that
big fellow is hooked eight-pounder, at fast Inc
esSerIy watch the struggle Tho rod strained to
its utmost. The landng-net almost touches inc nsn
out upon the breeze and with parting nit Of his tai
our prtze disappears, bearing tftumphanty away ms
hardearned mummyohns ana iory lost thru usT
fancy axins,' phIosophIcally remarks tho Skipper"
Mayor Roche of Chicago. studying the police and
detective system I'm Boston
Tho Hon. Daniel Dougherty, OF Philadelphia. writes
that he Is having capital time I'm Paris.
Mr.. D. c. French, the sculptor, has como homo
nom Europe and is now at Concord Mass. lie VIII
spend tho winter In Boston.
The Rev. S. z. Halliday, of Plymouth Church. was
last week at the Thousand Islands.
current paragraph pralslng Mr.. Henry Wattcrson's
skill as a pianist set Tho Chicago Mail" to inyest
eating tho accomplishments and pastmes Of the
great editors of that city. 1t reports thae Edltor
Medll OF "The Tribune, has recreation Whatever.
10 is even stranger to the great American game
Of poker and almost as much TO the most oruInary
emusements. Editor Nixon. Of "The lnter-Ocean.'
doesn't know bobtal flush from Chinese auto-
graph. He IA fond OF opera, as Col. Mapleson can
testify but no doesn's pretend to know much about
the airs In fact when Mr.. Nixon gees out to tho
opera no takes his nephow. Charley, along 10 coach
him. Editor Russell, u "The Herald" Is not
musician. II lie were, no would probably excel az
the organ, dwelling on the diapason. He however
4, fond Of the theatre, and Likes evening out
With congenlal friends who love poker for the fun
OF IL moro than tho shekcls. 1t Ia said that Mr..
Russell Is a winner In the game whom he wants to be-
E,l tor Ranter OF "The Stats Zeitung Likes tho
play and Is Of its patrons He likes quiet gats
at cards, and s good fisherman. IL Is cuIrent
about the Stats building that MIR. Raster can make
o trombone fairly sing. but knowing the popuiaS
DIVERSION to that instrument he rarely daes with IT,
Editor Montrose, Of Tho Times with permission
OF Mr. HuTlbut-has pastime save that OF hammer
and q pocketful of nails. when his days work Is
dono With these no likes to go around his premises
fixing up tho back fence Editor stones fayorlto
Instrument when he was boy was a tewsharp Buo
he has dung Il away. "A for tho play, he doesn't
like II much proerng to so to Sunday
picnic. one Of Editor stones young men being asked
what was the .pasdme OF his chief, replied Making
out afldavts."
AZ bennington Centre, VI, will presently be seen
o monument with this inscriptions "on this spot
william Lloyd Garrison edited "The Journal Of the
Tines" October 8, Isoe-March 81, 1922 Hitler
Benjamin Lundy to enlist him In the cause OF
the slave. Garrison departed hence to Tiff up In
Baltimore tho banner Of Immediate Emancipation"
Tho Butler Club will next Thursday give in Boston
complimentary dinner to the soldiers Of the Union
Army TO mark tho anniversary of tho capture Of
Fort Hattoras. Among those present will be General
Is. T. Butler, Corporal Tanner OF Brooklyn, the Hon.
George s. Boutwell,, the Hon. Leopold Morse and the
Hon. J. G Abbott.